Welcome back to our podcast What’s the Obsession With…? Hosts Adri and Brie take a deep dive into what makes us (you know…humans) get fixated on everything from Star Wars to ghosts. With some research, personal stories, and wildly speculative theories on all the topics people have been obsessed with since the dawn of civilization. In this episode, we discuss HBO Max’s incredibly charming pirate show slash romantic comedy, Our Flag Means Death!
So why are folks flocking and going feral about Our Flag Means Death? What has us all singing the praises of a jaunty pirate show? Is it the amazing and diverse cast? The joyful representation of queerness? Main characters who look like real people? Or a showrunner who outright refuses to follow a long standing Hollywood tradition of queerbaiting? From “Sexy Shmee” to Euphoria to crying about dead seagulls, we cover a lot of ground on this episode of What’s the Obsession With…?
Our Flag Means Death cast: Taika Waititi, Rhys Darby, Con O’Neill, Nathan Foad, Vico Ortiz, Joel Fry, Kristian Nairn, Claudia O’Doherty, Rory Kinnear, Matthew Maher, Ewen Bremner, Guz Khan, Nat Faxon, Samson Kayo, Samba Schutte, David Fane, Leslie Jones.
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What’s The Obsession With…? is a Basic Stuff Magazine production hosted by Adri and Brie. Audio and video editing for this episode courtesy of Sara T. Come talk to us over on Twitter.
